Well-known Chicago bankruptcy lawyer is on the move

February 05, 2014|By Ameet Sachdev | Tribune reporter

Jack Butler.

Jack Butler, a well-known bankruptcy lawyer in Chicago, is leaving private practice to join Hilco Global, a Northbrook-based company that specializes in helping companies through restructuring and refinancing.

Butler will become executive vice president of Hilco on May 1, after a 23-year career in the corporate restructuring practice at Skadden, an international law firm. Hilco announced his hiring in an internal memo Wednesday.

Butler’s bankruptcy practice has included several high-profile matters, including representing creditors committee watching over the American Airline’s bankruptcy case. He was credited in American’s parent AMR Corp. to the negotiating table with US Airways Group.